tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345216493427293270.post7565391834408821261..comments2022-12-03T12:29:46.286-05:00Comments on Past / Forward / Politics: "Crisis"!PastForwardPoliticohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12575515761059940687noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345216493427293270.post-7696962540574892352011-01-13T20:38:36.766-05:002011-01-13T20:38:36.766-05:00Awesome. I'd go with a version of 2 that takes...Awesome. I'd go with a version of 2 that takes out loud media and polarization -- it's just self-reinforcing. "Crisis" becomes like "War on X" or even "-gate" for a scandal - it's a common enough trope that we just say it without thinking through the meaning. I'd also wonder if society as a whole has expanded its complexity and sphere of concern (would a "foreclosure crisis" have even made any sense eighty years ago?) and therefore there are more things that we talk about that could be in crisis.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02077533829312634605noreply@blogger.com